Zhu Guoxiong and his team stayed in the development zone for three days. After passing the empty load test, they generally expressed appreciation for this large vehicle.
"How many more varieties of this type of vehicle can you develop?" asked a leader of the General Logistics Department.
"After this research and development, we are sure that we can develop vehicles with six to eight axles." Wen Guanghua answered this question with full confidence.
They have been tinkering with this car for two years, overcoming countless difficulties during this period, and applying for nearly a hundred patents.
"What about those with less than six axes?"
"Our President Wan said that we won't research anything below six axes. We can't eat all the food ourselves. Aren't there other companies in China doing research and development?"
At that time, Wanshan was also researching special vehicles. Strictly speaking, Wanshan started research and development earlier than Nanwan, but their technical reserves were not as strong as Nanwan, which allowed Nanwan to catch up.
Not to mention anything else, at that time, the number of employees in Wanshan's entire enterprise was not as many as the number of technical personnel in Nanwan, and the number of people in their entire enterprise was not even as many as the number of college students recruited by Nanwan in a year.
Those who have made achievements in Nanwan in recent years are all college students.
So how can they compare with South Bay?
However, Wanfeng really has no plans to develop vehicles with fewer than six axles. The technical difficulty of ammunition carriers with fewer than six axles is relatively low, so it is not a bad idea to let others do it.
Wan Feng’s motto is that everyone eats when there is food and everyone makes money when there is money.
The Chinese military now has requirements for six-axis and seven-axis vehicles because they are considering installing an intercontinental missile on the vehicle. As for the eight-axis linked vehicle, there is currently no corresponding missile model to match it.
“When will this car be ready for mass production?”
"It still needs to undergo tests in the desert Gobi and tropical rainforest. Once these tests are completed, it can be put into production."
These are two items that must be tested.
The big leader said nothing more.
When Wan Feng sent these people away from the development zone, Zhu Guoxiong asked about the reinforcements from Nanwan.
"Gu Hongzhong is leading the team. He is currently selecting people. These people will go to the military region after the New Year."
Zhu Guoxiong nodded with satisfaction.
"How much would your car be worth if it were mass-produced?"
"It won't be less than two million. I don't know the exact cost, I'm just giving an approximate figure."
At least it is certain that the price of this car when it leaves the factory will not be less than two million, and the lowest cost is over one million.
This time, Zhu Guoxiong didn't think it was too expensive.
After seeing off the military personnel, Wan Feng and Wen Guanghua discussed some things that Nanwan Automobile should do in 1996.
Wan Feng saw a large dump truck prototype being assembled in the workshop.
After seeing the prototype car, I went to see the Engine and Transmission Research Institute.
The diesel engine research unit also came here when the truck arrived at the development zone.
This institute now has more than 280 technical personnel, almost all of whom are graduates from science and engineering universities. The young man leading the team is called Zang Junguan, nicknamed Officer Zang.
There are more than a dozen engines and hydromechanical transmissions under development, ranging from five to six liters to ten liters.
Of course, the research and development of small diesel engines is also indispensable.
In the future, Nanwan Micro-Auto will still have passenger cars on the market, but even if we don’t use small diesel engines now, we cannot abandon the research and development.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, the domestic medium and heavy-duty truck engine market was actually very chaotic.
Sinotruk Engines formed a joint venture with Cummins, and the once-famous CQ6140 engine gradually withdrew from the market. Shanghai Diesel, after the complete failure of its 6135 diesel engine, saw no way forward and resorted to a joint venture with Hino to produce the P11C engine, while also entering the mid-sized truck engine market by producing parts.
After using up all the capital from the X6130, Hangchai found that the Steyr WD615 engine was not well accepted in the Chinese market and sales had not improved. So it developed the WD415 engine based on it, intending to get a share of the medium-duty truck engine market.
Weichai was not yet well-known at that time and was relying on its traditional marine engine business to survive. It had a joint venture with Germany's Deutz to produce the 7-liter 226B diesel engine and was also preparing to enter the medium-duty truck market.
Fortunately, Weichai picked up a bargain during this period. Taking advantage of the fact that Steyr was acquired by the German MAN Group, it tightened its belt and picked up two treasures from Audi: Steyr's casting production line and WD618 12-liter diesel engine technology, which inadvertently became the cornerstone of the company's future success.
Looking at the domestic diesel engine factories during this period, they seemed to be in confusion and chaos, running around like headless flies.
At this time, only the diesel engine factories of various vehicle manufacturers are in a better situation because they have their own vehicle distribution.
Hongya Diesel Engine, which has made a name for itself in China in recent years, has been growing bigger and bigger because of its supply to Nanwan Automobile.
Hongya Power Group is considering acquiring Bohai Diesel.
This Bohai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. is not the Bohai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. of FAW, but another company also called Bohai Diesel Engine Co., Ltd., located in Wafang City, Beiliao.
In recent years, Bohai Diesel Engine has also fallen into difficulties. They have not developed any new products, nor have they formed joint ventures with foreign engine manufacturers. They have always produced traditional 6100 engines. Their situation has been deteriorating and the company is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Bohai is a large factory with thousands of employees. If it goes bankrupt and these people cannot be transferred, it will bring huge pressure to the Northeast society where the unemployment rate is already high.
Therefore, the Wafang Municipal Party Committee took the lead in hoping that Hongchai could merge with Xiabochai.
While Jiang Hongguo was looking for a place to build a branch factory in the northern mountainous area of Hongya, he was also considering merging with Bohai Chai.
Although Hongya Power now has two production bases, their production pressure is increasing due to the launch of gasoline engines.
This problem is already imminent.
But at that time, Wan Feng had no control over how the Hongya Power issue was resolved, but he said you had to meet my production needs. It was so unreasonable.
They are only responsible for the research and development of the engine and do not manage production.
"Heavy trucks will dominate the future. Our primary focus will be on engines with a displacement of ten liters or more. That's my prediction. Engines below this standard can be used for supplementary research and as a technological reserve, with the exception of the smallest displacement engines for passenger vehicles. The specific research is up to you."
Wan Feng's just one sentence determined the research and development direction of Nanwan diesel engines.
"I also have one request, which is that from now on, when researching engines, we must consider emissions as much as possible. The lower the emissions, the better."
Although the implementation of National I and National II in 2001 and 2003 did not cause serious damage to diesel engine manufacturers, when National III came out in 2007, a number of engine companies failed under this threshold.
Nanwan Engine must now make preparations in this regard to avoid being caught off guard when the time comes.
Wan Feng believes that with Nanwan's technical strength, there will be no problem in meeting the National III standard in ten years, but wouldn't it be better if such an energy-saving engine could be made now?
When Wan Feng returned to Jiangwei, it was already the twelfth lunar month, and there were only a few days left until the Spring Festival of 1996.
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